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Terminal deletion of chromosome 4p (4p16.3) shows a breakpoint between loci linked to Huntington disease.
American journal of medical genetics - 1 Jul 1992
Ikonen E, Salo A, Somer M, Somer H, Pääkkönen L, Peltonen L
Abstract excerpt
A 15-year-old boy with a terminal deletion of the short arm of chromosome 4 is described. The patient has a mild clinical phenotype that is incompatible with Wolf-Hirschhorn syndrome. Careful neurological examination including CT scan did not show any signs of Huntington disease. The chromosomal breakpoint was analyzed by means of polymorphic DNA probes localized close to the tentative Huntington (HD) locus. The...
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